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Jack Schember

by Jack Schember
July 1, 2009

We can now scratch New Hampshire off the list of states that will allow their physicians to be targeted by their prescribing habits and history. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case brought by two leading data publishing companies that challenged New Hampshire’s law to restrict sales of prescriber-identifiable data.

Jack Schember

by Jack Schember
June 26, 2009

As I read the latest news about Michael Jackson’s passing and today’s revelation that Los Angeles police investigators are searching for the pop icon’s attending physician for questioning, I can’t help but wonder if Jackson suffered the same fate as Anna Nicole Smith. She succumbed to a lethal cocktail of prescription medication while under the care of a doctor and supposed loved ones.

Mary Waldron

by Mary Waldron
June 10, 2009

The much-anticipated Summer Sale to be hosted by the United States Postal Service, which was first mentioned last April, was approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission last Thursday, with seasonal rates scheduled to take effect on July 1.

Mary Waldron

by Mary Waldron
May 27, 2009

USA Today published its “Most Influential Physicians” list earlier this month, aiming to give consumers a source of doctors who are most influential to their peers. SK&A had the opportunity to review the list for accuracy before it was published by USA Today.

Mary Waldron

by Mary Waldron
April 29, 2009

“My mother asked me what Twitter was the other day,” said my coworker, laughing hysterically. Though my dear friend laughs now, her 61-year-old mother’s interest shows that slowly but surely, the entire spectrum of the population is becoming savvy to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and other new modes of social media that are popping up faster than you can post a Tweet on Twitter.